●Make sure to set “S/AV INPUT” to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 35).

●Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as

required:

Y/C : When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts

Y/C signals and uses an S-Video cable.

CVBS : When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/video cable.

●When editing on a VCR equipped with a DV input connector, an optional DV cable can be connected instead of an S-Video cable and audio/video cable.

5 If using a Fade/Wipe at the beginning of the scene, press FADE/WIPE s on the remote control ( pg. 28, 43).

•Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed.

6 At the beginning of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT g on the remote control. The Edit-In position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

7 At the end of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT g. The Edit-Out position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

8 If using a Fade/Wipe at the end of the scene, press FADE/WIPE s ( pg. 28, 43).

To S/AV &

S-Video/Audio/Video/

Editing cable (provided)

“Y/C”/“CVBS” video out select switch

Editing Extension cable (provided)

To Remote PAUSE or R.A.EDIT

Connector cover**

To AUDIO, VIDEO* and -IN connectors

If your VCR has the SCART connector, use the provided cable adapter.

•Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed.

•If you select a Fade/Wipe effect for an Edit-Out point, the effect is automatically applied to the following Edit-In point.

•When you use Fade/Wipe effects, that time is included in the total time.

9 If using Playback Special Effects, press EFFECT f ( pg. 39).

10 Repeat steps 6 through 9 to register additional scenes.

•To change previously registered points, press CANCEL h on the remote control. The registered points disappear, one at a time, from the most recently registered point.

•If you are not using Fade/Wipe or Programme AE with special effects, repeat steps 6 and 7 only.

NOTES:

● When choosing a scene, set Edit-In and Edit-Out points

so that there is a relatively large difference between

them.

VCR

● If the search time for an in-point exceeds 5 minutes, the

recording deck’s Record-Standby mode will be cancelled

and editing will not take place.

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● If there are blank portions before or after the Edit-In and

Edit-Out points, a blue screen may be included in the

edited version.

● Since time codes register time only as accurately as

seconds, the time code total time may not match the total

programme time exactly.

● Turning off the camcorder’s power erases all registered

Edit-In and Edit-Out points.

● If you select Sepia or Monotone mode from Programme

AE with special effects, you cannot use the Black & White

*Connect when the S-Video connection is not used. ** When connecting cables, open this cover.

SELECT SCENES

4 Point the remote control at the camcorder’s remote sensor. Press PLAY (4) D and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF J on the remote control.

The Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

Fader. In this case the Black & White indicator begins

blinking. Once the next Edit-In point is registered, the

effect is turned off. To combine these effects, use Sepia

or Monotone during recording, then use the Black &

White Fader during Random Assemble Editing.

● It is not possible to use Fade/Wipe effects and

Programme AE with special effects during Random

Assemble Editing using a DV cable.

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42 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT